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.:~^†%£@## ~ ~  ~ THE ELVES CAME  TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ##@£%†^~:.
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.:~^†%£@## CAME TO TRUST  THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ US ##@£%†^~:.
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.:~^†%£@## ~ ~  SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE WOULD  CLOSE ##@£%†^~:.
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